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CVE-2016-9317

Published: 26 January 2017

The gdImageCreate function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an oversized image.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
php uses the system libgd2

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libgd2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.4)
trusty
Released (2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6)
upstream
Released (2.2.4-1)
xenial
Released (2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6)
yakkety
Released (2.2.1-1ubuntu3.3)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/6944ea10cb730d5071620439c6c2e823e6caeff1
upstream: https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/1846f48e5fcdde996e7c27a4bbac5d0aef183e4b
php5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)
trusty Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

php7.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H